摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for rendering cells hypermutable, and hypermutable cell lines altered genetically and phenotypically.SOLUTION: The invention relates to use of dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes to generate hypermutable cells and organisms; the use of introducing genes into cells and transgenic animals by which new cell lines and animal varieties with new and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation; and use of mutagens for enhancing a rate of further augmented mutation.
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for rendering cells hypermutable, and hypermutable cell lines altered genetically and phenotypically.SOLUTION: The invention relates to use of dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes to generate hypermutable cells and organisms; the use of introducing genes into cells and transgenic animals by which new cell lines and animal varieties with new and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation; and use of mutagens for enhancing a rate of further augmented mutation.
摘要:
Yeast cells are mutagenized to obtain desirable mutants. Mutagenesis is mediated by a defective mismatch repair system which can be enhanced using conventional exogenously applied mutagens. Yeast cells with the defective mismatch repair system are hypermutable, but after selection of desired mutant yeast strains, they can be rendered genetically stable by restoring the mismatch repair system to proper functionality.
摘要:
Yeast cells are mutagenized to obtain desirable mutants. Mutagenesis is mediated by a defective mismatch repair system which can be enhanced using conventional exogenously applied mutagens. Yeast cells with the defective mismatch repair system are hypermutable, but after selection of desired mutant yeast strains, they can be rendered genetically stable by restoring the mismatch repair system to proper functionality.
摘要:
Bacteria are manipulated to create desirable output traits using dominant negative alleles of mismatch repair proteins. Enhanced hypermutation is achieved by combination of mismatch repair deficinecy and exogenously applied mutagens. Stable bacteria containing desirable output traits are obtained by restoring mismatch reparir activity to the bacteria.
摘要:
Bacteria are manipulated to create desirable output traits using dominant negative alleles of mismatch repair proteins. Enhanced hypermutation is achieved by combination of mismatch repair deficinecy and exogenously applied mutagens. Stable bacteria containing desirable output traits are obtained by restoring mismatch reparir activity to the bacteria.
摘要:
The present invention features mammalian expression vectors that are useful for controlling DNA hypermutability in mammalian cell as well as the encoding polynucleotide sequences of vector sequences. In related aspects the invention features expression vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. In other related aspects, the invention features transgenic cells expressing a mutator gene to enhance genome-wide mutagenesis, due to, for example, the presence of an exogenous mutator-encoding polynucleotide sequence. Further, the invention provides methods for using vector sequences that can remove the expression of such gene to restore DNA stability in a host cell.
摘要:
Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. These methods are useful for generating genetic diversity within genes encoding for therapeutic antigens to produce altered polypeptides with enhanced antigenic and immunogenic activity. Moreover, these methods are useful for generating effective vaccines.
摘要:
Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. Methods of generating mutations in genes of interest and of making various cells mismatch repari defective through the use of chemicals to block mismatch repari in in vivo are disclosed.
摘要:
The use of mismatch repair (MMR) defective antibody producer cells offers a method to generate subclone variants with elevated protein production such as antibodies. Using MMR defective cells and animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties such as enhanced protein production can be generated more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. These methods are useful for generating genetic diversity within host cells to alter endogenous genes that can yield increased titer levels of protein production. By employing this method, two genes were discovered whose suppressed expression is associated with enhanced antibody production. Suppressed expression of these genes by a variety of methods leads to increased antibody production for manufacturing as well as strategies for modulating antibody production in immunological disorders. Moreover, the suppression of these two genes in host cells can be useful for generating universal high titer protein production lines.